Hardcore Pie Pals
Rusty Rail Brewing Company

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Rusty Rail Brewing Company
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
5%
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+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
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Active
Rated:
Jul 17, 2022
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Jul 17, 2022
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Reviewed by NeroFiddled from Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Rusty Rail Brewing Co. "Hardcore Pie Pals"
16 fl. oz. can without production codes or freshness dating
$4.29 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Notes via stream of consciousness: This is an "apple cinnamon sour" at 5% ABV. It's poured a hazy yellow gold body beneath a finger's width of white foam. The aroma is a little odd but it's clear that there's some apple and cinnamon there. It has a bit of a mineralish character due to the lactobacillus which is to be expected, and which I enjoy. There's some malt as well. On to the taste... it's not that sour, I'd call it tangy and not even tart. Well, maybe tart. The apple is a little weird and the cinnamon is kind of dull but it works. What does the label say? Ahhh, "ALE WITH NATURAL FLAVORS". Personally, and as a professional brewer myself, I find it weird that they'd just use flavorings. Apple juice is inexpensive and freshly ground cinnamon is quite bright and exciting. Whatever. There's no real bitterness to it, which is probably a good thing, and despite that it finishes mainly dry with some mineral character and a touch of grassiness. In the mouth it's medium-light in body and gently crisp. The head has held up well and there's some decent lacing left behind. As a refreshing and fruity beer it's not bad, but neither is it great.
Review #8,160
Jul 17, 2022